Jody Kriss to build condos atop East Village synagogue

Jody Kriss’ East River Partners plans to build three luxury condominium units on top of the Adas Yisroel Anshe Synagogue, which will receive a gut renovation as part of the project.

The 104-year-old synagogue at 415 East 6th Street in the East Village will continue to operate on the ground floor. East River paid $1.2 million for a 99-year lease on the space upstairs at the 22-foot-wide building, as previously reported.

The developer intends to pay an annual fee for the next 200 years of the synagogue’s maintenance. Construction of the condo component will include an 11-foot penthouse addition to the property. The units are expected to hit the market in the fall.

“Some people are purists and they wanted to keep the building exactly as it was,” Robert Rand of the synagogue’s board told the New York Daily News. “But that would have been tantamount to benign neglect. This was the key to survival.”

I especially like the explanation in the Pine case where it states that Kriss was specifically given a stop work order by the State of New York, and it was ignored, multiple times. What a douche.

Guest1

This guy is SCUM. I’m surprised the Real Deal is willing to do a positive piece on him after all he’s done to his former business partners and tenants, as well as destroying his own company with his crap reputation.

Yaltz

It looks like there are several positive articles about Kriss in the Real Deal, but they all reference the negative one about him having Lauria beaten up.

Butterfinger noulayahand

Looks like it’s just someone who mentions it in the comments over and over again.

Joseph Brun

Screw this guy. I had to move because of him and his company.

Yaltz

Are you the same Brun from the lawsuit against East River Partners and Jody Kriss?

Terry Bryant

Were you living in the synagogue?

Jimmy

Don’t be mad at Robert Rand. He said it was necessary. “But that would have been tantamount to benign neglect. This was the key to survival.”